November 01, 2013
- adamant (adjective)
- What does it mean?
- : firmly fixed or decided especially against something : unyielding
- How do you use it?
- Julia is adamant in refusing to use money from her college fund to pay for a trip to Mexico during school vacation.
- Are you a word wiz?
Which one of these words do you think is a synonym of "adamant?"If you stubbornly stuck to A as the right answer, congratulations! "Adamant," "inflexible," and "obdurate" all mean unwilling to change a course or purpose that has been previously decided upon. "Adamant" implies a complete refusal to be moved in spite of all temptation and pleading. ("They are adamant that the work will continue.") "Inflexible" suggests an unyielding loyalty or even slavish obedience to a principle. ("They were inflexible in their demands.") "Obdurate" stresses hardness of heart and insensitivity to appeals for mercy. ("He was obdurate in his refusal to grant a pardon.")